Jazz quiz

Question 1

What was Billie Holiday’s title?

Answer 1

Lady Day

Question 2

What was her signature song?

Answer 2

Strange Fruit

Question 3

Who was she often compared to?

Answer 3

Ella Fitzgerald

Question 4

What type of jazz was Charlie Parker a founder of?

Answer 4

Bebop

Question 5

What was Charlie Parker’s nickname?

Answer 5

yardbird

Question 6

Where did he and other founders of bebop go to practice their skills?

Answer 6

Minton’s Playhouse

Question 7

What instrument did Dizzy Gillespie play?

Answer 7

trumpet

Question 8

What type of Jazz was Dizzy Gillespie a founding father of?

Answer 8

Bebop

Question 9

What U.S. president did Dizzy Gillespie perform for?

Answer 9

Jimmy Carter

Question 10

What was he known for appearance-wise?

Answer 10

Puffed cheeks and angled trumpet

Question 11

What type of jazz was Thelonious Monk a founding father of?

Answer 11

Bebop

Question 12

What instrument did Thelonious Monk play?

Answer 12

Piano

Question 13

Thelonious Monk found success after recording an album of what artist?

Answer 13

Duke Ellington

Question 14

What type of jazz did Miles Davis play?

Answer 14

Cool Jazz

Question 15

Who did Miles Davis replace in Charlie Parker’s band?

Answer 15

Dizzy Gillespie

Question 16

What school did Miles Davis attend?

Answer 16

Juilliard

Question 17

What instrument did Miles Davis play?

Answer 17

Trumpet

Question 18

What was the name of Dave Brubeck’s Jazz album that sold a million copies?

Answer 18

Time Out

Question 19

What was a popular song by Dave Brubeck?

Answer 19

Take Five

Question 20

What was unique about Dave Brubeck’s songs?

Answer 20

mixed/odd meter

Question 21

Bonus Question: Why did musicians make Bebop and why did the public not like it?

Answer 21

Musicians created Bebop because they wanted to be treated as serious musicians and wanted to make songs that weren’t for performance. The public did not like bebop because they couldn’t dance to it.